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Opinion: Tibetans make Gandhi proud
NEW YORK — Last year around this time Tibetans decided to observe the traditional New Year — or Losar — as an occasion of mourning for those killed in China’s crackdown in 2008 following the Tibet uprising.
Appeals to forego Losar celebrations spread via text messages, blogs and word of mouth. On Losar, Tibetans stayed at home and ignored the fireworks, defying authorities who wanted them to sing and dance for state media. Overnight Tibetans turned silence — generally a sign of submission — into a weapon of resistance. The No Losar movement was nothing short of civil disobedience in full bloom.
On Feb. 14, Tibetans will again greet Losar with an air of defiance — many are planning not to celebrate while others will embrace cultural traditions as an act of subversive resistance. A couple of days later, U.S. President Obama will meet with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, sending a signal of hope to Tibetans everywhere. The 2008 Tibetan uprising may n
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The Tibetan Nonviolent Struggle: A Strategic and Historical Analysis
by Tenzin Dorjee
Published by International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC) Press, Washington, DC (2015)
Pp 95
Price: not stated
Reviewed by: Stuart Rees, Professor Emeritus and Director of Sydney Peace Foundation, University of Sydney
This story of hope has lessons for other people struggling to realize their rights to self-determination.
Once you read this well organized and clear-as-a-bell account of Tibetans’ struggle to preserve their culture, religion and language, Tibet seems no längre remote, no longer isolated, no longer condemned to succumb to Chinese military and police control and cruelty.
To encourage non-violence, Dorjee does not underestimate the difficulties, neither does he make false claims as to what might be achieved. He develops his enthusiasm for strategic thinking bygd unravelling the characteristics of the three Tibetan uprisings against the Chinese. He grounds his analysis in hist
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Mr Tenzin Dorjee, Additional Secretary at the Department of Education, CTA. Photo | Tenzin Jigme Taydeh | Tibet.Net
Every first Saturday of the month, as a part of its shout-out campaign, DIIR’s Social Media Desk will be profiling a civil servant of Central Tibetan Administration. This week we are pleased to profile Tenzin Dorjee, Additional Secretary at the Department of Education, CTA.
Social Media Executive (SME): Could you briefly tell us about yourself?
Tenzin Dorjee (TD):I am Tenzin Dorjee. I was born in Manali during the time when my parents and grandparents, like many other hundreds of Tibetan refugees, were working as road construction labourers. I have a large family consisting of my parents, my elder brother, his wife, and their two sons, my wife, and our two daughters. I also have an elder sister who now lives abroad with her family. I have completed my primary, middle and senior secondary schooling from Bir, Paonta and Mussoorie respectively, and B.Sc.